Created by Tom Horn on 9 Feb 2010, Last Update on 9 Feb 2010

Kasserine Pass - 19 Feb 1943

Significant as the first large-scale meeting of American and German forces in World War II, the untested and poorly-led American troops suffered heavy casualties and were pushed back over 80 km from their positions west of Faid Pass.

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Tags : Tunisia,Germany,United States,Land,Europe,Combat

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